@harvardbusinessreview: Boredom isn’t a bug—it’s a feature. Harvard professor @Dr. Arthur Brooks explains why boredom benefits us. For more insights, explore Arthur's new book, "The Happiness Files.”

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goodgraceuss
goodgraceuss :
Boredom is a privilege
2025-09-04 18:21:03
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schablagoo
Schablagoo :
You know the dopamine fix is bad when you can barely sit through the video of the guy talking about boredom
2025-09-04 18:01:53
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hello.hazie
Hazel Imogen :
Is this not just learning relaxation/meditation?
2025-10-14 14:50:25
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frediejacinto
Fredie Jacinto :
does being bored at work count
2025-09-04 19:11:50
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bobozik
boboze :
God how I wish I could be bored!!
2025-10-14 04:25:03
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iamdatjedi
Jonathan Chavez-Gonzales :
100% bullshit, I definitely get depressed when im bored, thats the only time im depressed is when I'm bored
2025-09-04 21:30:31
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rinmontgomery
Rin Montgomery 🍉 :
If you have ADHD, being understimulated is not the same thing as boredom xx
2025-09-04 20:21:22
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aishiajustine
Aishia :
Where’s my maladaptive daydreamers at? 🙋🏻‍♀️
2025-09-05 09:53:24
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xdaizylee
DaizyLee :
That’s what sitting in traffic is for
2025-09-05 01:48:40
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emileenoy
emileenoy :
making myself watch the full video to prove to myself I have an attention span
2025-09-05 02:10:43
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booklover807
booklover807 🇨🇦 :
I have the best ideas when im bored.
2025-09-04 20:50:30
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playitagainwithoutasking
Really? :
what percentage of "the shockers" where men vs women?
2025-09-04 17:26:22
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sgillls
sgillls :
I think boredom can lead to creativity. We don’t like being bored so we find a way out of it. If you have that constant dopamine from scrolling it keeps you in that in between state. My best breakthroughs came out of boredom.
2025-09-04 18:49:33
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kristenbeever2
Kristen❤️‍🔥 :
He’s so well dressed I would listen to anything he says
2025-09-04 17:10:31
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nnpres
Natalie Presley :
*turns off phone and does laundry w/o tiktok in the background *
2025-10-09 14:47:18
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violet8683
VAS86 :
Me watching this on TikTok is ironic.
2025-09-05 21:11:27
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screaming_incoherently
screamingincoherently :
we all watched this at 2x speed, right?
2025-09-04 19:55:53
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jomamat73
JoMamaT73 :
I ❤️being bored!
2025-09-08 10:20:28
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vanilla_bean.89
vanilla_bean.89 :
it's extremely rare for me to get bored, and i can assure you, I'm not depressed.
2025-09-22 01:20:47
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tarapieceofpaper
tarapieceofpaper :
I’ve never been bored ever unless I’ve been forced to do something
2025-09-05 05:28:40
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mysteriotech0
mysteriotech :
does sleeping count as doing nothing
2025-09-04 19:00:39
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kind_shark
E :
Does this apply to ADHDers too when boredom literally makes us depressed
2025-09-22 03:22:47
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persianamazonian404
The Waterfall Queen :
Dissociating is the key there 💔
2025-09-04 20:00:31
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unbebelievable
unbebelievable :
I hate the lessons people draw from that shock experiment. I regularly sit with my thoughts, but I can do that anywhere! But I can't play with an electric shock machine every day, so of course I'd play with it to pass the time. It's not just boredom vs pain, it's same ol boredom vs novel interesting mild pain.
2025-09-05 17:04:59
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